Money for Nothing

Reviews / Votes

"A visionary tour de force for a prosperous 21st century." David Charters, Management Today "Aimed at the general reader as much as the devotees of the dismal science, this is a thoroughly enjoyable read." John Plender, Financial Times "Roger Bootle is absolutely right to say the bubble mentality is still with us ... Bootle broke new ground in the mid 1990's and he does it again in his new book Money for Nothing." Larry Elliott, The Guardian "There is much of value in this book. Anyone with an interest in economics will benefit from his clear description of the benefits of free trade and the dangers of deflation; private investors should read his chapter on the 'financial fantasies' evident in recent years. Few readers will finish without being stimulated and provoked." Philip Coggan, Financial Times "Roger Bootle is one of the few City economists whose views I trust. He rarely runs with the pack, and more often than not his contrarian approach is proved correct. Better still he deals in plain English, not gobbledegook econo-speak. His new book on life's harsh realities will make you sit up and think." Jeff Randall, BBC Business Editor "I would suggest that anyone with a desire to understand the present state of the world economy and its possible near-term direction should read this book." Lloyd's List "In his well-argued book Money for Nothing, Bootle makes a chilling case for a property market crash not just in the UK, but across the western world." Henry Tricks, Financial Times "Roger Bootle's analysis of the financial bubbles of the last few years and the hubris that they produced is penetrating and wise. Fortunately, he is optimistic about the potential for recovery for our newly globalised economy, but I hope that the policy makers will study his prescription as they try to steer us back to a more secure growth in wealth." The Right Honourable Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP "We saw it all. Now Roger Bootle tells us what it means and will mean for the future. This absorbing book tackles, head on, some of the greatest economic challenges of our time." Sir Brian Pitman, Former Chairman, Lloyd's TSB Group "Money for Nothing is nothing short of a great economic vision and a magnificent blueprint for a global society." Professor Dr. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group "Money for Nothing conveys profound ideas about our economic prospects in a straight-talking, challenging and even amusing way. The passage it charts through the difficult times of the present to a globalised future of great prosperity carries provocative messages for every business, pinpointing those parts of the economy which will expand, those which will migrate to other countries and those whose success will come to depend upon the advance of China and India. This book is vintage Roger Bootle." John Connolly, Chief Executive, Deloitte &Touche